2018-19 Construction Management Student Competition

Eleven teams competed in our 2018-19 Construction Management Student Competition—six of
which are new schools. The schools participating this year include:

Auburn University, The McWhorter School of Building Science, Auburn, Ala.
Bradley University, Peoria, Ill.—new
Colorado State University, Department of Construction, Fort Collins, Colo.
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio—new
Louisiana State University, Department of Construction, Baton Rouge, La.
Minnesota State University  Mankato, Department of Construction, Mankato, Minn.—new
Mississippi State University, Building Construction Science, Mississippi State, Miss.—new
Oregon State University, School of Civil and Construction Engineering, Corvallis, Ore.—new
University of Cincinnati, College of Engineering and Applied Science, Construction Management, Cincinnati, Ohio
University of Florida, M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Building Construction, Gainesville, Fla.
University of Louisiana at Monroe, School of Construction Management, Monroe, La.—new

Auburn University, The McWhorter School of Building Science, Auburn, Ala. - Finalist

We want to thank Curtis Sutton and Chris Baxter with Rackley Roofing Company, Inc. in Carthage, Tenn. for providing the
project for this year's competition. The teams will be bidding on a new roof system on the Hilton Franklin Cool
Springs Hotel, Franklin, Tenn. This is a design build project with very fluid design documents and a fast-paced
schedule. Each team must provide evidence that they understand this process and can keep up with potential design
changes on the fly, without sacrificing the quality of the final product. Each team must strive to find a competitive
edge in their estimate to beat their competition while still maintaining a reasonable margin.

The teams' written proposals were due Dec. 10. Our judges reviewed the proposals and selected five finalist teams who
will be travelling to NRCA's 132nd Annual Convention and the 2019 International Roofing Expo® in Nashville, Tenn.,
where they will give their oral presentations Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019. The first- and second-place teams—along
with the Best Individual Presenter—will be announced at NRCA's Industry Awards Ceremony and Cocktail Reception
Tuesday night.